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Best hot hatchbacks to buy 2025

Published 11 December 2024
By Matt Robinson
In a world full of SUVs, it's good to know that the hot hatchback is still going strong. We pick six of the best for 2023.
2022 Nissan Qashqai e-Power

9 best family cars for £200-£400 per month

Family car buyers are spoiled for choice when it comes to getting behind the wheel for £200-£400 per month.
Published 15 February 2023
2022 Ford Focus and Focus Active review

Ford Focus review

New interior and exterior designs keep the Focus fresh, while new tech is a step forward for the popular family car.
Published 29 July 2022
Ford reveals updated Fiesta

Uncertain future for Ford Fiesta and Focus?

2021 was the first year since 1971 that neither top spot was occupied by Ford or one of its products.
Published 14 January 2022
Ford Focus facelifted for 2022

Ford Focus refreshed for 2022

Ford has updated its mid-sized Focus model for 2022 with a revised front end, changed interior and an upgraded infotainment system.
Published 14 October 2021
The UK's top 10 bestselling cars of 2020

Top 10 best-selling cars in the UK 2020

These were the UK's best-selling new cars and the most popular fuels of 2020, according to the Society of Manufacturers and Traders.
Published 07 January 2021
Experts name 10 classic car investments for 2021

10 classic car investments for 2021 named

Classic car insurance provider Hagerty has released its list of the 10 classic cars worth investing in during 2021.
Published 09 December 2020
The UK's top 10 best-selling cars of 2019 (updated)

The UK's top 10 bestselling new cars in 2019

These are the UK's best-selling new cars and the most popular fuels, according to the Society of Manufacturers and Traders.
Published 06 January 2020

Jeremy Clarkson on the Ford Focus Active Estate

In the market for a new family car? You'll struggle to find anything better than the Ford Focus Active Estate, according to Jeremy Clarkson.
Published 29 September 2019

Me and My Motor: rock star Andy Fairweather Low

Andy Fairweather Low has spent a lifetime jamming with rock'n'roll legends, but he was never more nervous than the day he sat his driving test.
Published 05 August 2019
Ford introduces key fob with "sleep mode" that prevents keyless car thefts

New anti-keyless theft fob from Ford

Ford has launched a new key fob that the company claims makes its cars impervious to "relay attack" thefts.
Published 10 April 2019
These were UK's most popular used cars in 2018

These were UK's most popular used cars in 2018

According to analysis from AA Cars, these are the 10 used models that resonated the most with British car buyers in 2018.
Published 01 February 2019
These are the 10 safest cars you can buy right now

These are the 10 safest cars you can buy right now

The UK car safety body Thatcham Research has revealed the 10 new cars on sale today that had the highest overall crash test scores in 2018.
Published 13 January 2019